Abstract

In the past few years molybdenum has begun to find new markets in fast growing
energy and electronics markets. Most notably, molybdenum has found a stable
market as an electrode material for CIGS solar panels.

NanoMarkets believes that the use of molybdenum will continue to increase in
the solar panel industry because of its strong ability to adhere to substrates
and active layers. One opportunity for molybdenum for sure is in the highly
successful CdTe sector. In addition to the solar sector, there is interesting
development work being done on the use of molybdenum for OLED electrodes and
molybdenum also appears to have a future in other lighting and display related
sectors. There are also more traditional applications for molybdenum in
electronics market, where this metal is used in x-ray system components and in
magnetrons. Of course, as a relatively high priced metal, molybdenum is not
without completion from lower cost metals, such as aluminum in many of the
applications that it serves.

This new report, we believe is the only report currently available that
analyzes the market for molybdenum specifically in fast growing electronics
and energy industry markets. NanoMarkets has been providing both the
photovoltaics, display and lighting materials market for several years and we
bring to this report a considerable expertise in understanding of how these
markets operate and how firms achieve success in them. Included in this
report is a granular assessment of the energy- and electronics-related markets
into which molybdenum is sold along with an eight-year forecast of the
revenues.

Table of Contents

Product Code: Nano-428

Table of Contents

Executive Summary

E.1 Summary of Main Opportunities

E.1.1 Molybdenum Opportunities in Lighting and Displays

E.1.2 Molybdenum Opportunities in the Solar Panel Industry

E.1.3 Other Electronics-Related Opportunities for Molybdenum

E.2 Summary of Eight-Year Forecasts

Chapter One: Introduction

1.1 Background to this Report

1.1.1 Molybdenum as a Basis for Green Electronics: PV, Lighting and
Smart Grids

1.1.2 Plenty of Work Left Still to Do

1.1.3 Stable Niche Electronics Markets for Molybdenum Remain

1.2 Scope and Objective of this Report

1.3 Methodology of this Report

1.4 Plan of this Report

Chapter Two: Molybdenum, Materials and Technology

2.1 Molybdenum Industry Trends and How They will Impact Electronics/Solar
Panel Applications

2.2 Molybdenum Compounds and Their Role in the Electronics and Energy
Sectors

2.2.1 Molybdenum Disilicide

2.2.2 Molybdenum Disulfide

2.2.3 Molybdenum-doped ZnO

2.2.4 Molybdenum Oxide

2.3 Potential Uses for Molybdenum Nanomaterials

2.3.1 Batteries, Fuel Cells and Nano-molybdenum

2.4 Key Points from this Chapter

Chapter Three: Applications and Markets for Molybdenum in the Electronics and Solar Energy Industries